William Hopoate

Quick Facts

Full Name	William Hopoate
Occupation	Rugby League Player
Date Of Birth	May 9, 1992(1992-05-09)
Age	32
Birthplace	Manly
Country	Australia
Birth City	New South Wales
Horoscope	Taurus

William Hopoate Biography

William Hopoate is one of the most popular and richest Rugby League Player who was born on May 9, 1992 in Manly, New South Wales, Australia. William Hopoate (born 9 May 1992) Also called Viliami in Tongan and also by the name “Hoppa”, is a Tonga international footballer who plays as a center and fullback as well as on the side in the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL.

Outside of rugby The Hopoate family is one that has deep religious convictions. In this regard, Hopoate decided to end his first professional rugby career and was able to serve in 2012 and 2013 in a two-year mission with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

In October 2011, Hopoate signed a 2-year contract with the Parramatta Eels starting in 2014, after his Mormon mission ended. In April 2015, he agreed to re-sign with the Eels on a 3-year contract, however due to legal complications, the contract wasn’t registered and Hopoate was left a free agent. In 2016, Hopoate took The Parramatta Eels to court and was seeking $1.83 million in damages. On 29 October 2016, both parties came to an agreement of a $400,000 settlement.

In 2017 Hopoate elected to represent the nation of his ancestral heritage, Tonga. He played fullback in every game of their stunning charge to the 2017 Rugby League World Cup semi-finals. He was a tryscorer in their shock win over New Zealand in the pool stage of the tournament.

In the third round in the 2010 NRL campaign, Hopoate recorded his very first double of the season against Newcastle Knights at Brookvale Oval. Hopoate played in the Manly team that defeated their opponents the New Zealand Warriors in the 2011 NRL Grand Final where he was not able to score the first attempt, but did score an assist that sent Glenn Stewart over the line for a crucial score during the 2nd half.

William Hopoate Net Worth

William Hopoate is one of the richest Rugby League Player from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, William Hopoate 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He joined the Manly squad in 2009 when he was 16 and played for the whole season in the Sea Eagles Toyota Cup. He was the primary player at fullback, but also on the wing as well as in the centre. Despite the season-ending injury sustained by Manly 1-grade first grade fullback Brett Stewart in Round 1 of the 2010 NRL season, Hopoate was forced have to wait till Round 13 before he could start his first game as coach Des Hasler preferred to use Ben Farrar in the custodian role.

5 June the 5th of June, 2011 Hopoate was picked to be a part of the State of Origin for New South Wales in the second game in the match against Queensland on ANZ Stadium. He was the second-youngest player after Brad Fittler to be chosen to represent NSW and scored a touchdown on debut to help NSW to tie the three game series to one by winning 18-8.

On 7 December 2015, Hopoate signed a 2-year contract with the Canterbury- Bankstown Bulldogs starting in 2016. In his first season with Canterbury, Hopoate announced that he would not be playing for the club on Sundays due to his religious faith. Hopoate even went as far to say that he would not play for Canterbury in the grand final if the club was to make it that far as the final is on a Sunday. Hopoate missed Canterbury’s qualifying final against Penrith due the game being played on Sunday.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

William Hopoate height 6 ft 1 in William weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is William Hopoate Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

William Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby League Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. William Hopoate celebrates birthday on May 9 of every year.

What is hopoate famous for?

Hopoate was the Australian heavyweight boxing champion from 2008 to 2009. He is the father of footballers William, Jamil and Albert Hopoate.

Where is Will Hopoate?

On 1 June 2017, Hopoate re-signed with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs for a further three years until 2020. On 27 November 2019, Hopoate signed a two-year contract extension to remain at Canterbury until the end of the 2021 season.

How old is Will Hopoate?

30 years (May 9, 1992)

How old is will Hoppa Wati?

It came just one day after Hopoate’s Canterbury Bulldogs star son William Hopoate finally opened up on how the infamous “Hoppa” tackle clouded his childhood. The 26-year-old Bulldogs star wrote in a story for the Players Voice that the scandal made life difficult for the entire family.

Where was hopoate born?

Nuku’alofa, Tonga